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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj ) m inan (genitive ча́ю , nominative plural чаі́ , genitive plural чаёў )
tea
Synonym: гарба́та ( harbáta )
зялёны чай ― zjaljóny čaj ― green tea
1938 [1848 ], Charles Dickens , anonymous translator, Домбі і сын , Minsk : ДВБ , translation of Dombey and Son , page 193 :Усе чацвёра па-сяброўску селі за маленькі стол і пачалі піць чай пад зыркім наглядам гэтай маладой лэдзі. Usje čacvjóra pa-sjabróŭsku sjeli za maljenʹki stol i pačali picʹ čaj pad zyrkim nahljadam hetaj maladój ledzi.
Declension
Declension of чай (inan soft masc-form accent-c )
1 Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
“чай ”, in Skarnik ' s Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva 's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
“чай ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Чай
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic (compare Turkish çay ), from Chinese 茶 (chá ).
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj ) m (relational adjective ча́ен )
tea
Declension
Declension of чай
singular
plural
indefinite
чай čaj
ча́еве čáeve
definite (subject form)
ча́ят čájat
ча́евете čáevete
definite (object form)
ча́я čája
count form
—
ча́я čája
References
“чай ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“чай ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Erzya
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чай ( čaj ) .
Pronunciation
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Noun
чай • (čaj )
tea
Declension
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References
B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993 ) “чай ”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary ], Moscow: Русский язык , →ISBN
Karaim
Etymology
Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 ( chá ) .
Noun
чай • (çay )
tea
References
N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973 ), “чай ”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary ], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN
Kyrgyz
Etymology
Derived from Turkic (compare Turkish çay ), from Chinese 茶 (chá ).
Noun
чай • (cay ) (Arabic spelling چاي )
tea
Declension
Nivkh
Etymology
From Russian чай ( čaj ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
чай (ț’aj )
( Amur , East Sakhalin ) tea
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yāy .
Noun
чай • (čay )
summer
See also
References
N. A Baskakov, editor (1972 ), “чай ”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži) ], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak čaj , ultimately from Sinitic 茶 ( chá ) . Doublet of тея ( teja ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
чай (čaj ) m inan (related adjective чайов or чайни )
tea
Synonym: ( less common ) тея ( teja )
вариц чай ― varic čaj ― to make tea
Usage notes
Declension
References
Medʹeši, H. , Fejsa, M. , Timko-Djitko, O. (2010 ) “чай ”, in Ramač, Ju. , editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary ] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Fejsa, M. , Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022 ) “tea ”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary ] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy ; Ruska matka, →ISBN , page 322
Russian
Чай
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Turkic (compare Turkish çay ), from Chinese 茶 (chá ).
Noun
чай • (čaj ) m inan (genitive ча́я , nominative plural чаи́ , genitive plural чаёв , relational adjective ча́йный , diminutive чаёк or чаёчек )
tea ( in all senses: the drink, the plant, the dried leaves, or tea-drinking )
ани́совый чай ― anísovyj čaj ― anise tea
кирпи́чный чай ― kirpíčnyj čaj ― brick tea
кита́йский чай ― kitájskij čaj ― Chinese tea
цвето́чный чай ― cvetóčnyj čaj ― rose tea
цейло́нский чай ― cejlónskij čaj ― Ceylon tea
кре́пкий чай ― krépkij čaj ― strong tea
сла́бый чай ― slábyj čaj ― weak tea
сла́дкий чай ― sládkij čaj ― sweet tea
стака́н ча́ю ― stakán čáju ― a glass of tea
ча́шка ча́я ― čáška čája ― a cup of tea
пригласи́ть кого́-то на ча́шку ча́я ― priglasítʹ kovó-to na čášku čája ― to invite someone for tea
Да́йте мне, пожа́луйста, кило́ ча́ю . ― Dájte mne, požálujsta, kiló čáju . ― I’d like a kilo of tea , please.
1885 , Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov ], “Глава третья ”, in Жемчужное ожерелье ; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky , transl., The Pearl Necklace , New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 2013 :Я получи́л из рук го́рничной стака́н ча́ю и усе́лся чита́ть де́ло, кото́рое за́втра начина́лось у нас в суде́ и представля́ло для меня́ нема́ло тру́дностей. Ja polučíl iz ruk górničnoj stakán čáju i usélsja čitátʹ délo, kotóroje závtra načinálosʹ u nas v sudé i predstavljálo dlja menjá nemálo trúdnostej. I received a glass of tea from the maid’s hand and sat down to read the case that was to begin the next day in our court and which presented me with no little difficulty.
tip ( small monetary gratuity for a service worker )
да́ть на ча́й ― dátʹ na čáj ― to leave a tip
получи́ть чай ( за что-либо ) ― polučítʹ čaj ( za što-libo ) ― to get tipped ( for something )
Declension
Derived terms
Phrases
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
Clipping of ча́ю ( čáju ) , first-person singular present of ча́ять ( čájatʹ ) .
Interjection
чай • (čaj )
( colloquial ) methinks , must be , may be , hopefully , probably
ты, чай , замёрз? ― ty, čaj , zamjórz? ― you must be freezing!
Etymology 3
Verb
чай • (čaj )
second-person singular imperative imperfective of ча́ять ( čájatʹ )
Southern Altai
Etymology 1
Compare to Azerbaijani çay .
Noun
чай • (čay )
river
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Persian چای ( čây ) , Sanskrit चाय ( cāya ) , from Sinitic 茶 (MC drae , “tea”).
Noun
чай • (čay )
tea
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947 ), “чай ”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary ], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yāy . Cognate with Khakas чайғы ( çayğı ) , Shor чайғы , Kyrgyz жай ( jay ) , Southern Altai јай ( ǰay ) , Karachay-Balkar джай ( cay ) , Tatar җәй ( cäy ) , Turkmen ýaý etc.
Noun
чай • (çay ) (definite accusative чайны , plural чайлар )
summer
Udmurt
Чай.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чай ( čaj ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (ćaj )
tea
Declension
Declension of чай (soft declension, no plural )
Possessive forms of чай
1st singular possessive forms of чай
2nd singular possessive forms of чай
3rd singular possessive forms of чай
1st plural possessive forms of чай
2nd plural possessive forms of чай
3rd plural possessive forms of чай
References
L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008 ), “чай ”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary ], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН , →ISBN , page 717
Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987 ) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary ] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN , →ISSN , page 278
Ukrainian
чай
Pronunciation
Noun
чай • (čaj ) m inan (genitive ча́ю , nominative plural чаї́ , genitive plural чаї́в , relational adjective ча́йний , diminutive чайо́к or чайо́чок )
tea
Synonym: ( Western Ukrainian ) герба́та ( herbáta )
зеле́ний чай ― zelényj čaj ― green tea
( figurative ) teatime
Declension
Declension of чай (inan j-stem masc-form accent-c )
Synonyms
References
Urum
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čāy .
Noun
чай • (çay )
river .
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Sinitic 茶 ( chá ) .
Noun
чай • (çay )
tea
References
Oleksandr Harkavecʹ (2000 ) Urumsʹkyj Slovnyk [Urum-Ukrainian Dictionary ], Almaty: Ynstytut Sxodoznavstva Myžnarodnyx Vydnosyn Xarkyvsʹkyj Kolehyum, →ISBN